Behind The Myth: Business Money And Power In Southern Asia

Twenty years of headlong economic growth made the free marketeering Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) the world's fastest growing region from the 1960s to the 1980s. However, the overthrow of President Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, combined with new market restrictions, caused an economic decline and emphasized the direct links between politics, economics and business practice in all of the countries of South East Asia. This book provides an inside account of the boom years and combines stories of some of the world's most extravagant tycoons with facts about the political and economic background of the region. It also aims to provide insights into the reality lying behind business practice in this important market.